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Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities premiers at Arkansas Arts Aenter may 9, 2003

For more information contact:
Emily Fraize, 501-396-0308
efraize@arkarts.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities premiers at Arkansas Arts Aenter may 9, 2003
(LITTLE ROCK, AR) - The Arkansas Arts Center will host the retrospective of the works of Edwin Dickinson (1891 - 1978), the first in 20 years. The exhibition opens Friday, May 9, 2003.

Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities consists of 66 paintings and 26 works on paper - many of Dickinson's major symbolical paintings, numerous "premier coups" landscapes, as well as self-portraits, nudes and still lifes - from throughout his career. The artist fluctuated between working on the monumental symbolical paintings that took years to complete and the landscapes executed on the spot in fewer than three hours. In addition, a broad selection of graphite drawings reveals another side of Dickinson's creativity. The exhibition will be on view through July 20.

Dickinson described himself as "a general painter in oil," and his large-scale, symbolical paintings, landscapes, nudes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits comprise a formidable, though still under-appreciated career. Although grounded in representational subject matter, the history of art and old masters, his work could veer toward abstraction, an enigmatic and fantastic content.

This exhibition is organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery with major funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. In Little Rock, this traveling exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Dr. Alonzo and Susan Williams; and Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact: 501-372-4000
501-372-0308
Location: Arkansas Arts Center - 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR 72202
Cost: $8 Adults, $7 Senior Citizen, $5 students and children
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and major holidays